The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-20
O,RRlEN IN TORONTO.


TORONTO Ont, May 1S-Editor O'Brien,
accompanied by Dennis Kilbride, one OF
Lord Lansdowne's evicted tenants, arrived
here from Montreal at ten o'clock yester.
day morning. They were received by the
local branch of the Irish National
League. As the visitors stepped from
the train to the station they were greeted
with lusty cheers, mingled with equally
lusty gro; rs.
A reception was held at the hotel, and a.
its close Secretary Cahill of the Toronto
League, read an address of welcome The
address praised the agitator for the prom.
inent part he had taken IN the cause OF
Irish freedom, and declared thai
the plan of campaign was the
safety of the Irish people.
By4:30 O'Clock in the afternoon, the time
fixed for the open-air meeting in Queens
Park, about 5000 people had assembled
there, and before the close of the meeting
this number had been moro than doubled.
In front of the platform a number OF
leaguers had planted themselves. Imme-
diately to their left was crowd of anti
leaguers numbering about 400 and chiefly
composed of university students and mem
bers of the City Volunteer Corps. During
the whole of the proceedings there was a
constant attempt on the part of the anti
leaguers to force the leaguers from
their position in front of the plat
form. This led to several hand te
hand encounters and duels with black.
thorn sticks, but nothing Of serious ma.
ture occurred. This organized gang of
anti-leaguers were guilty of conduct that
was disgraceful to the city They had evi.
IDENTIFY made up their minds that the speak
ers should not be heard, and they were in
great measure successful Mr.. O. Brien's
voice was ihaudible except to the few i'm.
mediately in front of the platform. Even
those on the platform who werenot almost
at his elbow could only catch disjointed
sentences. The anti-leaguers kept up a
constant series of yells and singing of
''John Browns Body'' and the National
anthem for an hour and half without the
slightest break. The leaguers kept their
temper wonderfully under control under
the circumstances, and it is entirely due
TO this fact that a serious riot was pre-.
vented. Two hundred policemen were on
hand, but they allowed the crowd to howl
and yell at pleasure. Twice. however,
they had, out of common decency to
charge the disturbers, but no sooner had
they retired than the crowding, iostling,
sWaying and yelling continued as Violent
ly as ever
1t was about 4:30 when Mr.. O'Brien and
Kilbride arrived, accompanied by Presi-
dent Mulligan and Secretary Cahill of the
league. On Mr.. O'Brien reaching the
platform three rousing cheers were given,
mingled with groans and hooting from
the anti-leaguers President Mulligan
promptly introduced Mr. O'Brien amid
cheers, groans, boots and Kisses,
the "antis" singing "God Save the
Queen" When Mr.. O'Bren stepped for.
ward the uproar was terrific, and it was
almost impossible to hear his voice. He
said the cheer of his friends would ring
around the world and all the vocal talent
OF Lord Transformers friends wouldn't
drown it, He was used to that sort of
thing in the House of Commons The
people of Toronto demanded a different
answer from Lord Lansdowne to the ter.
rible charge preferred against him than
sending a pack of geese to disturb a
meeting. The answer so far received by
the people of Canada had been the boycott
ST. Andrews Hall was closed against free
speech, and organized interruption of this
meeting in open air was another move in
the same direction. The Nationalist had
fought down opposition like this in the
House of Commons, and he would obtain a
hearing yet from the vast gathering in
front of him. Owing to the great uproar
at this point he had to pause for few
minutes Continuing, he said:
If any body has got any thing to say for Lans-
downe let their best man come on this platform
and will guarantee him hearing. [Cheersl
But they are afraid [groans, Kisses, and cries of
''God save the Queen"1 because they are in the
wrong and we are bold and defiant. becau Sc we
have right, truth and justice ON our side. Loud
and prolonged applause, mingled with Kisses
and groaning.] This demonstration takes the
last sod from under Lansdowne's feet for by
it he colfesses that he has no better answer
to our terrible arragnment than the rowdyism,
blackguardism vulgarity and ignorance of this
wretched and despicable crew. Loud cheers.
Canadians demand an answer to the specific
and terrible accusations we have made
against LansdoWne.
The question Island Lord Lansdowne and
his friends shall not be allowed to escape from
it until they have answered it, if answer it they
can-the question is, whether Lord Lansdowne
is carrying out a most cruel and inhuman
system of evictions in Ireland rather than to
yield concessions which were suggested and
recommended by arbitration authorized by
his own agent; and until that issue
is honestly and squarely met Lord Lansdowne
and his friends are shrewd enough now, at the
last moment, to perceive that his cause Will be
simply damned by displays of physical and in
tellectual roWdyism and intolerance. Zap
plause]
Denis Kilbride, the evicted tenant, also
spoke, and arraigned the action Of both
Lord LansdoWne and the Orangemen in
severe terms. Mr.. O'Brien was then
driven from the park, the carriage being
escorted by boly of mounted policemen.
Lord Lansdowne on being asked wheth-
er he was willing to make any statement
for publication, said Mr.. O'Brien was
speaking on defective information, 1t was
Inaccurate to say thathe Oansdowne) had
ever borrowed money from the British Gov
eminent in 1881 and loaned it at higher per-
centage to his tenants. He denied that he had
ever been disposed to treat his tenants
harshly. He had Investigated every case
OF alleged unjust treatment, and would
have continued to do so had the Land
League not interfered. His policy toward
his tenants was one of moderation, though
at times at considerable sacrifice on his
own part. The Governor General declined
to discuss Mr.. o. Brien in any way or to
express any opinion regarding his visit.
The Toronto branch Of the National
League gave banquet to O'Brien last
evening at the Rossin House. More than
800 of the most prominent Irishmen in the
city sat down. Several local and neighbor-
ing priests were present and a good
sprinkling of ladies.
Rev. John Pente, of jamestown, N.
T., recently filed q marriage certif-
cate, in which the husbands age was
given as thirteen. Investigation
showed that the figures had been
transposed, and ought to have been
thirty-one.
An advertisement in a Boston
paper states that an active servant is
wanted. ''who must be plain cook
and able to dress a little boy five years
Old
Il walked the floor all night with
the toothache," said he. To which his
unfeeling listener said: .sYou didn' ex-
pect to walk the ceiling with it, did
your Otaga Witness.